Reinforced bulkhead or retaining-wall.



M. MA. UPsoN a H. P.IHAMLIN. BEINPOBGED BULKHBAD P- BETINING WALL.

APPLICATION rILED'nB'o. 2o, 1,910.

Patented sep1.29`,'1914.

Maxwell U Horace' or the tie beam F and anchor H may be of Wood or metal, if desired.

rlhe slabs B, which constitute the retaining Wall proper, are preferably prsmolded and may be either dat as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, or arch shaped, as indicated in Fig. 5, or, if desired, they may be sectional, as

indicated in Fig. 4, the sections being; eitherl pre-molded and formed with interloclriiig` means as there indicated, or molded in place in a manner Well understood in this art.

instead of the scheme or' :interlocking .re-- inforcements indicated in Big. Q, the piles A may be provided with a series et rearwardly extending bars or bolt-se, one end of which is. embedded in the concrete pile and the other end projects suilciently far rearwardly so that when provided with screw thread, a dat plate or Washer f and nut g it may serve, by these means, to lock togather the pile A and the slabs B, B, the space E intervening the abutting ends of the slabs being filled with. grouting or con crete, if desired, as inV Fig. 2.

lt will be readily understood that a structure embodying ourginvcntion is a Water`- tight Wall, capable of being used either as a bulkhead or as a retaining wall for any purpose.

What We claim as our invention is:

1. A bnllohead consisting); of a series of reinforeed concrete piles, each driven into the solid earth and proyided with an abutment situated at substantially the earths level, and a series of reinforced concrete slsbs extending; 'from pile to pile, the slabs and piles being provided with one or more series of projecting, reinforcements, and means for integrally uniting said piles and said slabs through said projecting reinforcements. y

2. A bulk-head or retaining wall comprising a series of reinforced concrete piles placed et intervals, a series el reinforced concrete slabs each extending; `from pile to pile and. partially overlappinnl said piles, reinforcements extending from said slabs rearwardly and a concrete structure inte grally uniting said slabs, said piles and said projecting reinforcements.

3. A bulk-head or retaining wall comprising e series of piles set atintervals, a slab formation extending' from pile to pile, each slab being; in arched; form, metal reinforcements embedded in said piles andA projecting rearwardly of said slabs and means tor integrally uniting said reinforcements to said slabs.

d. A, bullohead or retaining wall comprision7 a series of piles at intervsls, a slab 'formation extending from pile to pile, eaohslab being in. arched Sorlin and oomp'rling a series of interlo-ciring units, metal reinforcements embedded in said piles and projecting rearwardly of said slabs vand means for integrally uniting said reinforcements to said slabs.

5. A bulk-head or retaining Wall, comprising a series of piles of cantaliver constr-action and arrangement set at intervals,

a slab formation extending; from pile to pile, each slab being in arched form, metal reinforcements embedded in said piles and projecting rearwardly of' said slal'is and means for intefrally uniting said reinforcements to said slabs.

6. A bulli-head or retaining Wall, comprising a series of piles of cantaliver construction and arrangement. set at intervals, a. slab formation extending from pile topile, each slab heilig in arched forimand comprising a series of interlocking units, motel reinforcements embedded in said piles and projecting rearwardly of said slabs and means for integrally uniting said reinlor'cements to said slabs. y

7. A bulk-head or retaining wall consisting of a series of piles set at intewofls, a slab formation extending from pile to pile, metal reinforcements embedded in seid piles and lprojecting rearwardly of said slabs, means for integrally uniting said reinforcements to said slabs, a tic beam integrally united with one or more of the piles and extending rearwardly and an anchorage supporting the earth end of each tie beam.

8. IA. bulk-head or retaining Wall consisting of a series of piles set at rtervals, aslab :formation extending from pi e to pile, metal reinforcements embedded in said piles and projecting rearwardly of said'slabs, means for integrally uniting said reinforcements to said slabs, a tie beam integrally united with one or more of the piles and extending renrwardly, an anchorage supporting the earth end of each tie beam, and e. horizontal beam resting upon Suid piles and slabs and inte Ii-ally united therewith by metal reinorcements.

9. A, bulk-.head or retaining wallconsisb ing of a series of piles of cantaliver construction and arrangement, composed o reinforced concrete and a slabfjormation comprising premolded slabs extending from pile lo pile composed of reinforced concrete and united at the piles to form a tight constiiiotion.

10. A bullohead or retaining wall consisting of a series of piles of' cantnlivcr con struction and arrangement, composed of reinforced concrete and a slab formation e;- londing from pile to pile com used of re inorced concrete forming a` tigt construe tion, and means for increasing the bearing power of the earth at the ulcrmn o'l the eantaliver.

lll() In testimony whereof we affix our signe-- tures in the presenoe of two subscribing witnesses. MAXWELL M. UPSON. .HORACE P.' HAMLIN. Witnesses:

DRURY W. Coorniz, M. LAWSON Dyna, 

